Peri-operative ovarian cancer guidelines: introduction, skin antisepsis, patient positioning, including retractors use and nutritional management

Surgery for advanced ovarian cancer has drastically evolved over the last decades with an increased radicality on multiple levels. Patients with high tumor burden, relapsed disease, and multiple previous lines of treatment are now being offered debulking surgery, in an effort to prolong their remiss...

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Published inInternational journal of gynecological cancer Vol. 32; no. 10; pp. 1338 - 1340
Main Authors Fotopoulou, Christina, Fagotti, Anna, Campbell, Jeremy, Aytulu, Tugce
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.10.2022
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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Cancer surgery
Educational video lecture
Gynecology
Oncology
Ovarian Cancer
Patients
Recovery (Medical)
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Summary:Surgery for advanced ovarian cancer has drastically evolved over the last decades with an increased radicality on multiple levels. Patients with high tumor burden, relapsed disease, and multiple previous lines of treatment are now being offered debulking surgery, in an effort to prolong their remission and survival.1 National and international guidance emphasizes the importance of performing these surgeries within dedicated specialist teams, to achieve best possible outcomes with acceptable morbidity. The European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO) has already defined quality indicators for surgery in advanced disease.2 Now, as a continuation of ESGO's mission to optimize and homogenize surgical standards, we present to our membership—and beyond—the peri-operative guidelines for ovarian cancer surgery. This is a guide to support ovarian cancer surgeons in the pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative care of their patients covering all relevant aspects (Figure 1).
ISSN:1048-891X
1525-1438
DOI:10.1136/ijgc-2022-003811